"A human being is a part of the whole, called by us the 'Universe', a part
limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings,
as something separate from the rest - a kind of optical delusion of his
consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our
personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task
must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of
compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its
beauty."

I watched a documentary on lobsters, and there was a female researcher that
captured, tagged and released the lobsters for the study that she was doing. She
had worked for 20 years doing this research, and often recaught and re-released
the same lobsters, as they can live up to 70 years. The film makers asked if she
would eat lobsters, and she said: "Yes", but that she could never eat any of the
ones that she knows.

This is that delusion of disconnect that humans have. If we do not know the
animal and have never connected with its soul, as the being that it is, we can
remain emotionally detached and uncaring.

A fully integrated being loves all life and feels for all beings. Flesh
eaters must remain detached to kill and consume flesh for pleasure.

Humans have the ability to totally remove their emotions from other beings in
order to do harm to those beings. It is the choice of Evil vs. Good that God
gave us. Most people are very content with Evil and having a very small circle
of compassion.